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US ends foreign terrorist designation on Syria's Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham group
The United States announced on Monday that it was revoking the foreign terrorist organisation designation for Syria 's Hay'at ...
With only six Jews left in Syria, émigrés now have a chance to return
Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...
The New Arab6h
No war, no peace: The limits of Israel-Syria normalisation
With Israel entrenching its presence in the south and Syria seeking international breathing room, a low-profile, risk ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)6d
What U.S. Diplomats Thought After Meeting Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-Statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa
Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in ...
Regime Gone, But Syria’s Turmoil Endures
The Alwaites, who primarily live in Syria's coastal regions, particularly in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, are ...
Al-Monitor4d
Syria unveils gold eagle emblem: What it means
The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...
The World from PRX1d
‘Syria after Assad’
A new documentary from Frontline explores the quest for stability in Syria in the months since opposition forces caused former President Bashar al-Assad’s government to fall. Ahmed al-Sharaa was the ...
Middle East Eye7d
Trump lifts bulk of US sanctions against Syria
Punitive measures will remain in place for former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and human rights abusers, the White House ...
Jacobin10d
Syria’s Kurds After Assad
Months after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled Syria, the country’s Kurdish population faces continued uncertainty — and Turkish ...